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How to mount and care for Hutchinson Road Tubeless tires.

You can download a pdf here or follow the instructions on this page

NOTE: The special bead on Road Tubeless tires is what makes Road Tubeless tires function without a tube. To mount and dismount Road Tubeless Tires without damaging the bead and affecting air seal of the tire, we recommend using our Stick’Air tire levers or a comperable tire lever that is rigid and without sharp edges that may be destructive to the tire and tire beads. Metal or sharp edged tire levers are not recommended.

Please follow the following instructions carefully to insure proper mounting and function of your Road Tubeless tires.

1. Lubricate the beads with the sponge placed at the end of the HUTCHINSON Stick’Air tire lever (you also can use a sponge and soapy water) (photo 9A)

9A

9A. Lubricating the beads with the sponge placed at the end of the HUTCHINSON Stick’Air tire lever.

2. Place the first bead starting opposite the valve (photo 9B) Guide the first bead into the channel of the rim with the palm of your hand (photo 9B)

Seating RT Tire in rim

9B Seating RT Tire in rim

4. Finish placing the first bead level with the valve using the tire lever (photo 9C) ATTENTION! The pointed end of the tire lever should be on the rim side.

9C Using tire lever to fit tire to rim

9C Using tire lever to fit tire to rim with lever.

5. Mount the opposing bead starting opposite the valve (photo 9D)

9D Seating tire in rim

9D Seating second tire bead in rim

6. Push the bead into the rim by pressing with the palm of your hand (photo 9E)

9E Fitting RT tire to rim

7. Finish mounting the bead by working towards the valve, using the tire lever and holding the wheel between your knees so that the bead stays inside the rim (photo 9F coming)

If the bead seems tight, make sure that both beads are far enough into the channel of the rim. Reposition the beads if necessary, by using the palm of your hand, starting across from the valve and moving up to the part of the tire that remains to be fitted.

8. Make sure that the beads are well down into the channel of the rim.

9. Inflate the tire with a high-delivery (foot pump, compressor or CO2 cartridge) pump to 8 bars (120 PSI) maximum.

A small hand pump may not throw enough air to inflate the tire to get the beads to seat

10. Make sure that the tire is well aligned by spinning the wheel.

11. Adjust the pressure if necessary (8 bars-120psi maximum).